THE DEFINITIVE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION "IS NEWSWEEK'S PALIN COVER DISRESPECTFUL?"

From a couple of her greatest admirers -- people who stood in line for hours to get copies of her book autographed in Grand Rapids, Michigan:

... Palin fans -- many who have been in line since before daybreak -- waited in lawn chairs with copies of Palin's new book "Going Rouge" near their feet....

Wyoming resident Matthew Witte said he was still a bit stunned after being interviewed by Maria Menounos from Access Hollywood. Witte figures Menounos picked him out of the crowd because he wore his U.S. Army fatigues....

The 26-year-old said he was caught off guard when Menounos whipped out the Newsweek magazine cover featuring Palin in a track suit and asked him if he thought it was sexist....

"I didn't feel it was sexist at all, it wasn't like she was in spandex," Witte said. "And with her figure she could sport spandex. I want a president that's fit. Healthcare is a big debate."

The question from Menounos amused Grand Rapids resident Mark Vainner who sat nearby.

"Why do they keep asking that?" Vainner said. "It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know if you show a guy a picture of a girl with boobs and say 'Does this bother you' the answer is going to be no."...

There you have it, straight from her fan base. This is what about her appeals to a significant portion of her base. Feel better now?

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UPDATE: The Detroit Free Press also quotes breast man Mark Vainner in its story about the Grand Rapids signing. We learn from the Freep that Vainner has a jacket he asked Palin to sign (she agreed), one that already bears signatures Vainner has collected from a number of right-wing personalities. First autograph Vainner got? G. Gordon Liddy. Make of that what you will.